Installation error for mysql .sock file on centos 4.2

[DWHS.net]

Here is the error:

mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists!


I have a removed and re-installed mysql and I have created the sock file but it gets removed some how, and Mysql will not start.

Thanks, Charles

[DWHS.net]

I see you need to upgrade to mysql 4.1 when using centos 4.2

[jamesbond]

Where does it say that? (I'm not running CentOS 4.2 currently, but will be switching to CentOS)

[DWHS.net]

Doesn't say that, but upgrading is what made it work after trying everything else suggested.